Clinal

//ˈklaɪnəl//

Synonyms for "clinal"

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‘Strange,’ Enderby said. ‘Here we both are, in a clinal situation so to speak, a bed context I mean, the Greek word means to lean or repose I suppose, hence bed, hence clinic by the way, and this has nothing to do with my feverish imaginings.’

Source: wiktionary

Clinal variation in the size of the secondary sexual character may be due to the effects of the Fisher or the handicap process.

Source: wiktionary

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